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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 3

98 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 23, 1974 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 98 pages OCR'd
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62-1165 z | ( LYTY. C) ; 7 | oat cL . ib b Lad 3 vp 3 7 > “J y ESQUIRE CLUB: This club which ig operated as a and dining club 7m Miami, is owned by a a we the comb] ing element called His correct name is is one of the leading book-=- makers 15 Miami. It is open twenty-four hours a ro ae and’ is frequented primarily by business men and women and a certain amount of the racing class. The elientele is, as a whole, of a rather good character and the club is operated in an orderly fashion. There are apparently no gambling facilities in this club, MIAMI BEACH. ( bYaYC) A csmoccr: Tne Paddock which is a night club, is loca 4 Washington Miami Beach, ami Beach, Florida, and owned and operated ~~ , ee he is frequently seen in this club during the early e moning. The club has the usual lerge bar and facilities for dining and dancing. There are two orchestras which provide entertainment in this club, one being an ordinary dance band and the other a group of four girls, several of whom have reputations of being Lesbians. The Paddock is frequented by a rather tough class of persons, although it is aa operated in an orderly fashion. The mahager of this club is a The /cigarette and parking concessions ., in this club are also ope arette girl who is a presently employed et the club is ho, althoush having been born in Mt. Vernon, ton in Ney York sons noted to have been in the club _ end a large number of persons who from Wieir Conversations a: or are frequenters of the race tracks, 4 ( bITY Yc ) r CONTIRE : ase was opened December ZEtL, 48 also oct ie uch as this club is being operated in nw aman HOvEL aaa: is mensger of tke Bowman Eotel, is also considered’ the mamager o1 toc winentale, The elub has the usual bar as weil as ing and dancing, music at o thea wnrosant time heine nrovided a orchestra came wc Pe Coca VAIO We he, pT from the Stork Club, New York Citys 6 eo ertainment has been maintained on a hieh standing by the management. It appears thats re number of persons employed there as weiters may possibly be friends of rather than persons baving had waiting experience. On the openi this club there were poted to be present in the club in additi present in the club in addition +. eas e owner of the concessions as afo ; Men an eyboy from New Yor) who wa by from that City with «hom he is presently living the the Pelm Island Club, which club is _notat the presen no assiste in the nenagenent of that mner of the Royal Pa w Ri
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